Court summons for mobile phone driving

[Onlyme234]

Hi all
I was caught sending a text on my phone in standstill traffic in March last year. Silly of me but a police officer was walking past and caught me. I got issued an FPN and received a letter in the post with a £200 fine and then details of how to surrender my license details online. I didn't realise that I also had to send off my license, fill out a form and send that off too. I honestly just didn't read the form properly.
I paid the fine and did it online but didn't send the form off. In September, I received a refund of the £200 and a court summons.
I'm due to go to court on the 23rd and was wondering if anybody had any advice?
I want to just go in and be super honest and say it was human error and I didn't read the form properly. Has anyone ever had this before and received more points or a larger fine?
Do they just reissue the same as on the FPN or am I at risk for more?
Any advice valued please

Can you read road signs properly? Speed limits, one way street, no entry, etc.

oh ffs, of course yoy can bloody drive, same as people with autism..

@YourOwnPersonalCheeses Yeah that's one of the symptoms of ADHD. I take meds which help a lot but I have to really hone in on something to take in information. I've not made a mistake on my course yet because of this but I obviously wasn't paying much attention to the letter.
All jobs require attention to detail, but you clearly think because I missed a section on a (completely unrelated to nursing) letter, then I can't perform my job. Seems silly to discourage a nurse from the NHS because they've got ADHD. Perhaps I should just give up working and go on disability benefits then instead?

Only if it doesn't affect their driving. So it's up to the individual to decide for themselves.

@Thegoatliesdownonbroadway No I can't. I just take a quick glance, assume what it says and do whatever I want. I can't even pay attention to the lines on the road sometimes and I'll be off on the other side! lol 🤪 What's a theory test anyway???

Jesus you've gone to a lot of trouble, maybe she's changed a few details, so what, she's asking advice about a summons. Pathetic

That's me after a few glasses of red wine. Good night. God bless.

@fairycakes1234 Haha! Just to confirm, details were changed on that one not this one

I see that we didn’t even make it to the end of the first page about a driving offence without someone trying to bring cyclists into it.

If I was your mum, initially I’d be shaking my head at you, but I would also be very proud of the fact you are ‘owning’ in full what you did, and have learned a lesson on ‘life’. It won’t do any harm to say in Court that due to your ADHD you find it difficult to do whatever, but, to be frank, they may wonder how you will cope with nursing if you find it such a problem … I dunno; just putting it ‘out there’ . These sorts of cases are a dime a dozen, and whilst it is currently your life, the court just wants to get through as many cases in a day as they can, so I doubt that it will change the outcome to any great degree.

As I said previously, they will probably fine you as per the original paperwork, but because it has had to go to court, you will most likely have to pay court costs and a victim surcharge on top. It has been an expensive lesson for you.

Oh for God’s sake 🙄

Some pathetic responses here. Who knew that those with ADHD shouldn’t be on the road, apparently.

OP it’s clear you are a good person who just made a mistake. I think your ADHD is relevant in terms of not completing the form properly and I would disclose this personally. Soon this will be over and you can put it behind you!

Those utter bi-wheeled bastards caused all this in the first place, distracting the ADHD lot with their middle-aged lycra arses.

@vendredinamechange "I would also be very proud of the fact you are ‘owning’ in full what you did, and have learned a lesson on ‘life’."

You're kidding, right? "Very proud"? She's not two you know, she hasn't crayoned a splodge of coloured splurge to magnet onto the fridge or anything!

Jesus Christ, what a thread 🤣

No trouble at all. A few clicks of the mouse. Took me less time than she spent texting behind the wheel. Do you want to know how it’s done? It’ll save you wasting time on made-up threads.

So you made up a husband, a MIL, and details of how you host and what time you serve meals for what reason?

You obviously have a casual relationship with honesty. Good luck in court.

@YourOwnPersonalCheeses hahahah

I wouldn't mention it OP.
You're doing all the right things, good for you.

Yours way too invested🤣

I have zero sympathy with anyone who needs to touch a screen when driving when voice control has been available for over a decade.

I do find it a bit odd that it’s illegal to touch a screen but it’s fine to send messages etc via voice control, considering that also requires a split of focus and concentration.

You will need to declare any convictions on applying for nursing jobs and they will normally come up on enhanced DBS check.

Well quite. Personally I put my phone on DND driving anyway. Trying to use a phone and driving has been shown to be the same as driving over the limit. Something I have mentioned countless times on MN to no real effect.

It sounds like she read the text message quite clearly. Actually this attention to detail is encouraging for her career in nursing.

I don't have a touch screen in my car